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    <body><![CDATA[Despite the buzz-word-like blips-on-the-page acknowledging 9/11, or the occasional unbearably snooty &quot;Look at Me/Why I'm Unique&quot; essays by either hip fashion-conscious ideologues for the left-but-not-too-left or born-again Christians who preach not to preach... Despite these disturbing inc...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21442705">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Lots and lots of good stuff in here, and I'll shamelessly plug my friend David Schuman's story &quot;Stay,&quot; which is about...a guy and his dog!  (No more spoilers; read it.)  Also good are Benjamin Percy's &quot;Refresh, Refresh&quot; and Karen Bender's &quot;Refund.&quot;<br/><br/>Buy Pushca...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14928957">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Many excellent stories.  Includes &quot;Refresh Refresh,&quot; one of the most acclaimed short stories of the year, and deserving of the praise that it has received.  <br/>I agree with Christy about the essay by Kristen Kovacic.  Very moving and thought-provoking.  ]]></body>
    
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